From the serene and scenic Piankatank River, we ended up having a motor day down to the anchorage off of Fort Munroe near Hampton, VA. Here we heard noise from the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay tunnel and there was all sorts of boat traffic and buildings around. What a contrast! The next leg was a motor day as well. We passed all the naval ship yards and the waterfront of Norfolk. The cancer walk must have been in Norfolk because we saw oodles of people walking and a lot of pink among the crowd. We decided to go the Virginia cut instead of the Dismal Swamp route which we went the last trip. We headed to Great Bridge lock and tied up at the dock immediately after the lock. We were lucky to get the last spot on the dock. Being a weekend there was a festival going on at the park across the canal. We walked to see the big happenings including craft stands, singers, sheep shearing, spinning wool into yarn and of course food stands.
Sunday dawned sunny but cool so the mist on the water made for a beautiful morning. While waiting for one of the bridges to open Al spotted an eagle catch a fish and land on a fallen tree limb to eat it. I was lucky enough to get a photo. Going down the Virgina cut is very much like a lot of the other waterway. Trees on either side, swamp or reeds with some homes here and there. The fall colors are starting to show in the vegetation. We passed into North Carolina and anchored in Broad Creek which is south of Coinjock, NC. We were the only boat in there where it was eerily quiet, especially after hearing the engine for almost eight hours. 
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